Association of Pre-Operative Albuminuria with Post-Operative Outcomes after Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting

5,968 patients who underwent coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery in US Veterans Affairs (VA) hospitals with available preoperative urine albumin-creatinine ratio (UACR) measurements, mean age 66 years.

Preoperative albuminuria (UACR 30-299 mg/g and ≥300 mg/g)

Normal preoperative UACR (<30 mg/g)

30/90/180/365-day and overall all-cause mortality, hospitalization length >10 days, and acute kidney injury (AKI)hard clinical